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Natterings of a Nervous Nellie
I’ve always been a worrywart. I know it’s a sin, and I’m making a conscious effort to fight the impulse. I, however, am a mother. When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a moment of panic. I was watching a lot of true crime documentaries, plus the news, and I was suddenly Read more
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A Break from Stress
Two of my children are on the autism spectrum. They’re both sensory seekers (and avoiders simultaneously) so they both do things that have neurotypicals going, “What the -! Why?” One of them is a very smart eloper, so there’s that too. Suffice it to say that each day presents some very hairy challenges for me. Read more
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Snap out of the SocMed Trance
I use social media in all the unhealthy ways. I waste time just idly scrolling. I mildly stalk people. It’s usually just a one-time thing, like “Will I find that friend I made in camp back in 1989 here?” and if I do, I snoop all I can before I remember that I actually have Read more
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Fishing for Friends
It was actually two strangers: a 70 something-year-old man from Chile and a 14-year-old local (Santander) boy. I was there for the summer, enrolled at the Universidad de Cantabria to further my acquaintance with the Spanish language and culture. The year was 2004, a lifetime ago. I was 27 years old, about to start a Read more
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Life Lessons from High School
Oh, the answer would be two-fold. There are things I learned academically, and there are things I picked up just being in high school. From my classes, I learned a lot of things. I only managed to hold on to a very small percent of them, but I did well in tests and got good Read more
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Making Exercises Tolerable (Especially in the Summer)
I’m not a fan of workouts, but if I must do them, I prefer it in cooler weather. It’s batty to work your way up to a sweat when you already feel like you’re drowning in the humid air. Right now, we’re right smack in the middle of a tropical summer. It’s so oppressive. I’m Read more
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About Me
I’m a writer, story lover, book hoarder, crazy cat lady, plant junkie, autism advocate, and BTS Army.
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